E.11 UNIT 8: SPEAKING

WARM UP
Look at the pictures and answer the question
1. What do you think about when you
see these pictures ?
2. What is Tet ?
3. When is it ?
4. What do people usually do at Tet ?

Task 1: Work in pairs.
Practise reading the dialogue
between Mai and Anna about Tet holiday in Vietnam
Mai: Do you know that Tet holiday is next month?
Anna: What is Tet?
Mai: It’s the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the
beginning of spring. It’s also the start of the lunar new year.
Anna: When is it exactly?
Mai: Well, this year it’s on the 9
th
February.
Anna: What do you usually do at Tet?
Mai: Well, we eat a lot of special foods, we dress up and
visit friends and relatives, and we also play some traditional
games.
Anna: Oh, that sounds really interesting.

Look at the pictures and give the names of
them
Mid-Autumn Festival

Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving

Task 2 : Match the holidays with its main purpose
and activities
Holiday/Celebr
ation
Its main purpose Its activities
1. Thanksgiving
(third Thursday
in November)
a.
People express their
love to each other .
A.
They give chocolates, flowers
or gifts to the people they
love .
2. Valentine’s Day
(14
th
Feb)
3. Mid-Autumn
Festival
(15
th
day of the
8
th
lunar month)

C. Family members get together.
They prepare a large meal with
roast turkey .
B. Children wear masks, parade
in the street, have parties
with special cakes and lot of
fruits , etc .

b.
People celebrate the
largest full moon in
the year .
c.
People celebrate the
harvest.
1. c C 2. a A 3. b B

Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the
holidays above, using the dialogue in Task 1
Useful languages
1. Do you know what + name of the celebration is ?
( Do you know what Mother’s Day is? )
_ It’s the time when people + Verb phrase.
( It’s the time when people / children express their love
to their mother.)
2. When is it exactly ?
_ It’s on + the date ( It’s on the second Sunday in May )
3. What do people usually do on that day?
_ They usually + V (present simple)
( They usually send cards or gifts to their mother .)

Dialogue 1:
A: Do you know what Thanksgiving is ?
B: It’s the time when people celebrate the
harvest.
A: When is it exactly ?
B: It’s on the third Thursday in November.
A: What do people usually do on that day ?
B: Well, the family members get together.
They prepare a large meal with roast turkey.

Dialogue 2
A: Do you know what Valentine’s Day is ?
B: It’s the time when people express their
love to each other.
A: When is it exactly ?
B: It’s on 14th February.
A: What do people usually do on that day ?
B: Well, they give chocolates, flowers or gifts
to the peole they love.

Dialogue 3
A:Do you know what Mid-Autumn Festival is ?
B: It’s the time when people celebrate the
largest full moon in the year.
A: When is it exactly ?
B: It’s on 15th day of 8th lunar month.
A: What do people usually do on that day ?
B: Well, the children wear masks, parade in the
street, have parties with special cakes and

lots of fruits, etc.

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Write a paragraph about your favorite
Write a paragraph about your favorite
celebrations/ holidays.
celebrations/ holidays.
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Prepare for the listening lesson
Prepare for the listening lesson